also: いしがみ
sacred stone; stone deity
Refers to a stone that is worshipped as a divine object or a stone image of a god, often found in Shinto or folk religion contexts.
村の入り口に古い石神が祀られている。
An old sacred stone is enshrined at the entrance of the village.
この石神は五穀豊穣の神様だと言われ
The villagers have long enshrined that large rock as a stone deity.
This stone deity is said to be a god of abundant harvests.
There is an old stone deity on the hill behind this shrine.
道祖神 is a specific type of roadside guardian deity often represented by a stone marker, whereas 石神 is the broader term for any sacred or worshipped stone.
石神 is a stone worshipped as a Shinto-style deity, while 石仏 is a carved stone image of a Buddha or bodhisattva in Buddhist tradition.
If referring to a mounted or installed sacred stone/deity object, 基 is more natural; otherwise 個.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading しゃくじん is the most common and is supported by news frequency data.
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered, especially in place names or traditional contexts.
Compound of 石 (stone) and 神 (god). The reading しゃくじん is a Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading, while いしがみ is a native kun'yomi reading. Both refer to the same concept of a stone worshipped as a deity.